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AbstractThe caries‐preventive effect of semiannual applications of a fluoride varnish (Duraphat®) was tested for 2 years in 225 3‐year‐old children; 113 children sewed as a control group. At the baseline examination, 69% of the children in the test group and 75 % in the control group were caries‐free. The results after 2 years showed an average caries increment of 2.1 surfaces in the test group and 3.7 in the control group. The difference is statistically significant. Thirty‐eight percent of the children in the test group and 27 % in the control group were still caries‐free. The caries reduct

ISSN:0301-5661    

DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1979.tb01225.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1979

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractSeveral preventive methods were used in combination to reduce dental caries in children residing in a fluoridated area. The methods included dental health education, prophylaxis, pit and fissure sealants, topical fluoride and restorative care. Prophylaxis, sealant and fluoride procedures were repeated every 6 months. Sealant was applied to all fully erupted caries free posterior teeth in the mouth. This report compares results obtained for teeth that erupted after the study began with those teeth that were already present at the time treatment procedures were applied. Percent reductions in caries increment for newly erupted teeth at the end of 3 years for treated 6th graders was 77.5 % in DMFT and 79.2% DMFS as compared to 71 % and 58.3 % for previously erupted teeth. Results for children in 1st grade did not show such beneficial results. Permanent first molars in younger children appear to be highly susceptible to caries. Sealant retention for newly erupted teeth follows the same pattern as for teeth previously erupted.

ISSN:0301-5661    

DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1979.tb01226.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1979

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractA study was conducted to evaluate the effect of a single dental health care instruction and prophylaxis on knowledge, attitude and behavior. Ninety‐six army recruits from two military camps were randomly allocated to four groups: a control group, a group that received an oral prophylaxis, a group that received a single dental health care instruction, and a group that had both prophylaxis and dental health care instruction. Treatment effects were measured by a questionnaire 1 month and 3 months after the instruction. A single dental health care instruction improved knowledge, and some areas of behavior. The improvement in attitude was not clear. The improvements were small and showed a tendency to diminish after 1 mont

ISSN:0301-5661    

DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1979.tb01227.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1979

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractThe purpose of this paper was to describe the relationship between age, dental status, and patterns of dental visits. Data from a national health survey of 11 014 persons in Norway 1975 were used. The model shows that though the absolute number of regular attenders decreased with increasing age their relative number among dentate persons increased with increasing age. Different examples of how the model may be used are described. Finally three explanations are given of the dental attendance pattern among Norwegian adults.

ISSN:0301-5661    

DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1979.tb01228.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1979

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractFindings from a survey of 796 high school children in four districts constituting a health administrative area were examined to ascertain the factors influencing their dental disease experience, treatment received and attendance pattern. In three of the four districts over 60 % of the children were regular attenders, enjoying the benefit of less active caries than irregular attenders. However, in the remaining district, much of which consisted of depressed, inner city areas undergoing re‐development, only one third were regular attenders. Several local factors, such as availability and accessibility of services, probably influenced the numbers seeking regular care, but one of the most important appeared to be the level of provision in the salaried Community Dental Service. The implications of the findings for planning improvements in local services are discusse

ISSN:0301-5661    

DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1979.tb01229.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1979

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractIn Finland, not only dentists but also dental technicians with special training have the right to supply clients with complete dentures. The present study investigated how the demand for their services is distributed between these two professional groups, and what are the factors affecting the distribution. The material consisted of 220 randomly selected subjects who had lost all their teeth in one or both jaws. Of the full dentures worn, 50% had been made by a dentist and 41 % by a dental technician, while in 10% one denture, either maxillary or mandibular, was made by a dentist and the other by a dental technician. 56 % of the subjects said they would choose a dental technician the next time they needed a denture, the main reason being the lower cost. To the extent that subsidized health center services become more general and patients are more able to get treatment by dentists at a reduced cost, it seems probable that the majority of the edentulous will again resort to the dentists. However, judging by the current attitudes, a considerable number of the edentulous will continue to resort directly to the dental technician for the supply of dentures.

ISSN:0301-5661    

DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1979.tb01230.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1979

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractOcclusal conditions which vary significantly from accepted social norms for dental appearance may socially handicap an individual. An instrument is required by which socially unacceptable occlusal conditions can be identified by members of the public who have internalized society's norms for acceptable dental appearance. The factors identified in this paper make it possible to select a reasonable number (100) of models for constructing a measurement instrument which depicts the full range of occlusal patterns found in a natural population for use in assessing the social acceptability of occlusal conditions. This paper presents the methodology and process used to identify individual occlusal traits which tend to occur together in trait combinations or independently and their range from “normal” to extreme. Data on the frequency distribution of the individual COCSTOC measurements found in a natural population was subjected to a factor analysis which identified 18 occlusal patterns (combinations of traits) and five unique or independent traits or anomal

ISSN:0301-5661    

DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1979.tb01231.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1979

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractTechnological forecasting is a new discipline with research methodologies of its own. One of the methods is the delphi‐experiment. Predictive experiments have been conducted in both medicine and pharmacology, but not yet in the field of dentistry and dental research. The first round of the present dental delphi‐experiment was conducted in 1975 with the participation of an international panel consisting of 91 experts. The experts were requested to respond to six questions related to dental caries and six questions related to periodontal disease. Numerous forecasts concerning future developments or breakthroughs were given by the international panel. This report discusses the preliminary findi

ISSN:0301-5661    

DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1979.tb01232.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1979

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractThe oral health of 100 rural Black Xhosa men commencing employment on the gold mines was examined. Dental caries was present in 68 %, the mean DMFT per mouth was 2.5 (s.d. 2.8) while the mean DMFT per carious mouth was 3.7 (s.d. 2.7). Oral hygiene was good and periodontal disease uncommon. Although the frequency of individuals with dental caries has increased since studies on similar groups were made 40 years ago, the severity of the disease in affected individuals has remained static.

ISSN:0301-5661    

DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1979.tb01233.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1979

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractThe purpose of this study was to ascertain whether or not a relationship existed between the presence of oral mucous membrane keratoses and tobacco smoking habits. Two groups of tobacco smokers, one group exhibiting oral mucous membrane keratoses, and the other no such changes, were chosen for their similar smoking habits. Detailed tobacco smoking histories of each group were ascertained. Similar results for both groups, in terms of the number of years of smoking, quantity of tobacco consumed daily, type of tobacco smoked and the method of inhalation and exhalation were found. Eighty per cent of patients wanted to stop smoking with the fear of cancer being the major reason in the subjects with oral keratoses and the continued cost of smoking the major reason in the control subjects. In the affected patients the prevalence of white patches was not related to the quantity of tobacco consumed but rather to the number of years the subject had smoked.

ISSN:0301-5661    

DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1979.tb01234.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1979

数据来源: WILEY